Thematic Bible: Happiness of the The Wicked


Thematic Bible



A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. Verse ConceptsThose Who DestroyFear Is Due

And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. Verse ConceptsTeethAt The Same Time

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.

Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle. And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

From men who are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionLimitednessBabiesThriftSins Of The FathersLack Of HolinessFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm.


I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and behold, this also is vanity. Verse ConceptsVanitySoliloquyUseless EndeavourBeing Happy And Enjoying Lifejournaling

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity. Verse ConceptsVanityThornsUseless EndeavourWeedpot

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we shall die. Verse ConceptsBitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their food plenteous. Verse ConceptsIncense Offered AmissCatch Of FishWorshipping Material Things

Come ye, say they, I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant. Verse ConceptsAbundance, MaterialFalse ConfidenceExcessWineSelf DelusionStrong DrinkFake Friendstomorrowbeeralcoholismdrunkards



Come now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy, and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow: For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad. Verse ConceptsRejoicing In Success


When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Verse ConceptsStriving With GodUnintelligibleness

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Verse ConceptsPride, Results OfSuffering, Of The InnocentThe Wicked ProsperThose Who Enviedwellnessprospering

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. Verse ConceptsLimitednessRiches, Ungodly Use OfDeath Of The Saints, Results InPainful MemoriesReversalsGiving Good ThingsBad SituationsGod Has ComfortedOvercoming Adversity

From men who are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, who have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. Verse ConceptsSpiritual MalnutritionLimitednessBabiesThriftSins Of The FathersLack Of HolinessFutility Of Worldly Pursuits

And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands. Verse ConceptsFlutesAmusementsBanquets, ActivitiesHarpsLyreMusical Instruments, types ofWorldly Pleasures, Leads ToDrunkenness, ResultsDissipationTambourinesLyresdrums

They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. Verse ConceptsFlutesHarpsMusical Instruments, types ofMusicMusic To Celebrate

They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Verse ConceptsDeath Of The WickedSudden DeathThe Wicked ProsperWealth And Prosperity



I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Verse ConceptsColors, GreenAffluenceWicked Described AsPursuing ViolenceAbuse

Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, who are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! Verse ConceptsFalse ConfidenceComplacencyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfPeace, Human Search ForSecurityThose At EaseWoe To Israel And Jerusalem

Woe to you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Verse ConceptsLaughterReversalsWoe To The ProsperousFeeding The Poorhunger

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou didst cast them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. read more.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.


I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not: yes, I sought him, but he could not be found.

And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague. Verse ConceptsTeethAt The Same Time

And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration to them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten by worms, and died.

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Nevertheless, Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife. And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things in which the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to-morrow we shall die. Verse ConceptsBitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. Verse ConceptsEnvy, Example OfSitting In The Gateway

And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. Verse ConceptsFlatteryVoicesMen As Godsworms

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Verse ConceptsBanquets, ReasonsGluttonyFeastingAlcoholCelebrationsDinnerA Thousand PeopleDrinking Winethe anniversary Feasts

A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. Verse ConceptsEvildoersInsecurityAvoid EnvyDo Not Be AnxiousWorryingTrusting God And Not Worryingprospering

That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment? Verse ConceptsemptinessTransient WorldProsperity Of The WickedHypocrisy